[Qgis-user] Text symbols

[Peter Schürch]

Hi Stephen

You can place a buffer around the text, that enhances readability a lot. If you want to export your map to pdf or svg you should use new-style labelling (the Icon with the letters "ABC" on the toolbar), otherwise export fails. New-style labelling allows you to place labels parallel to lines, could be quite useful too.

 

Other option (workaround) would be to have a shape layer with white rectangles beneath the text.

 

Maybe someone has a better idea.

Peter

 

Von: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] Im Auftrag von Stephen Atkins
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. September 2012 16:19
An: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
Betreff: [Qgis-user] Text symbols

 

Hello everyone.  I've been playing with QGIS for a couple of days now and really like it.  My only problem is when labeling features.  Specifically roads.  I would like to have the highway number inside a shield (like signs on the road).  I'm not sure how to do this and my searches on the web haven't been fruitful.  Is this possible and if so can someone point me to it in the docs.

Thanks.

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Stephen

		
	

 

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